Iowa star Caitlin Clark poised to break Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring record

The stage is set for the coronation of Caitlin Clark as the all-time NCAA Division 1 scoring leader when sixth-ranked Iowa closes the regular season against No. 2 Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday.

Four days after she broke Lynette Woodard's major college women's record, Clark would pass Pete Maravich's total of 3,617 points if she scores 18 against the Buckeyes.

Another full house will be on hand to celebrate Clark's senior day. On Thursday, she announced she would enter the 2024 WNBA draft and skip the fifth year of eligibility available to athletes who competed during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever and the WNBA is already seeing a rise in ticket sales.

Logitix, which researches prices on ticket resale platforms, reported an average sale price of $598 for a ticket to this game purchased since Feb. 1.

Clark is all but assured of one or two more appearances at the arena after Sunday. Iowa is projected to be a No. 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament, meaning it would be at home for the first two rounds.

Pearl Moore of Francis Marion owns the overall women's record with 4,061 points from 1975-79 at the small-college level in the AIAW. Moore had 177 points at Anderson Junior College before enrolling at Francis Marion.

Clark is 411 behind Moore, and she has only three to 10 more games left in an Iowa uniform depending on how far the Hawkeyes advance in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.

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If Clark passes Maravich, the accomplishment will be subject to scrutiny.

Maravich's all-time scoring mark is one of the more remarkable in sports history: It was set in just 83 games across three seasons from